Pre-weekend Weekend Lunch Invite 71. Pence Hence

In case you've had your head in a hole for the past month, the Lilac Festival ends this Sunday.

Jimmie "JJ" Walker (you know, from Good Times) will be doing his stand-up comedy at Comix Cafe (3450 Winton Pl.) Thursday at 8:30 p.m., and assorted times throughout the weekend.

Likewise, Rob Becker's Defending the Caveman continues through this Sunday at the Auditorium Center (875 Main St E.)

Even better, Mump & Smoot in Something. Mump & Smoot are apparently a couple clowns who are the reason you are afraid of clowns. They're at Geva's NextStage (75 Woodbury Blvd.) through May 28.

M O V I E S	The Big Kahuna - Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, and Peter Facinelli spend a weekend sharing stories of industrial lubricant sales. Dinosaur - When the prehistoric ship "Earth" hits an asteroid, it's a free-for-all among the then-living species to get off before they succumb to the icy waters of the North Atlantic. Road Trip - Tom Green narrates the story of a couple teens retrieving a tape mistakenly sent to a girlfriend of one of them. Small Time Crooks - Woody Allen, Hugh Grant, Jon Lovitz, and Tracey Ullman star in a movie about small time crooks in a departure from Woody Allen's more recent "whiny style" writer/director.
T H U R S D A Y	Tonight's good bet at Monty's Krown (875 Monroe Ave.) is Watkins & The Rapiers. In the mean time, Milestones (170 East Ave.) is hosting Freetime Magazine's Most Popular Band Contest with Anguish versus Crush. Johnny's Smoke Free Bar (1382 Culver Rd.) has Croonin' Kurt & His Hi-Geared Combo, an entertaining rockabilly band. So far two visits to the place have only showed a little promise. It seems just a lot of people over 40 think it's a great place.
F R I D A Y	First up, din-din once again at California Rollin' Later, Johnny's Smoke Free Bar (1382 Culver Rd.) has The Housecats. If it doesn't pan out this week, Johnny's is leaving the list. In the mean time, the River of Light Laser, Light & Fireworks Spectacular starts at 9:30 near the Pont de Rennes footbridge at High Falls I keep mentioning this, but never get a chance to go: Estrofest at School of the Arts (45 Prince St.) Karaoke with Sugar Bear at Boston Brew Company (251 Exchange Blvd.)
S A T U R D A Y	O'Bagelo's, 165 State Street, noon. Today, George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) is having their Garage Sale from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. today and from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. Tonight, Moxy Fruvous will be at Darien Lake (9993 Alleghany Rd., Corfu, NY.) Later at Monty's Krown (875 Monroe Ave.) will be Flogging Catatonics. WBER night at Red (171 St. Paul.)
S U N D A Y	Tonight at the Lilac Festival stage at Highland and South, WBER is sponsoring Splashdown at 5:45 p.m. Futurama: Anthology of Interests I - When professor Farnsworth builds a "what if" machine, Fry and the crew find out what would happen if their wishes were fulfilled. Guest voices: Vice President Al Gore, physicist Stephen Hawking and actress Nichelle Nichols. King of the Hill: Peggy's Fan Fair - At a festival in Nashville, Tenn., Peggy hears country music star Randy Travis singing a song she wrote. Guest voices: Randy Travis, Clint Black, Lisa Hartman Black, Wynonna Judd, Charlie Daniels, Martina McBride, Vince Gill, and Brooks & Dunn. Simpsons: Behind the Laughter - A profile of the Simpsons a la "Behind the Music," including how Quincy Jones reunited them after their breakup. Guest voices: Willie Nelson and Jim Forbes. Malcolm in the Middle: Water Park - The family goes to a water park, leaving Dewey at home with a no-nonsense baby sitter (Bea Arthur).
M O N D A Y	Trivia Quiz continues at The Old Toad (277 Alexander St.)
T U E S D A Y	Open mic comedy at the Colosseum Caffe (262 Park Ave.) starting around 9:30. Open mic poetry at Java's (16 Gibb Street) starting around 9:30.
W E D N E S D A Y	The Nuts & Bolts Improv Troupe will again be at Club Vibes (150 Andrews St.) at 8:00 p.m. It's $5 to get in and it's way totally worth it. Tonight also at 8:00 p.m. at Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.), they'll show Steamboat Bill, Jr. The movie was made in 1928 which was the last year silent films were exclusively made, and Buster Keaton is arguably at his funniest. Dan Liberto hosts his Open Mic Comedy Night at Froggy's Bar & Grill (1129 Empire Blvd.)